RYL Chapter 26
by FreyaChapter 26
“I’ll give you 6e31004ef2 a chance to d2ad1a8bdd earn money using 140973c6d0 your strength, just 08e8b3db4b like now.”4371b9c2144147d9
“H-How do a2ce9e03e2 you mean?”2cb456be0e37232c
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The man, looking confused, 05da1c2fa5 asked again. I slowly stood up.451ffe37616ee3e2
“I need some guards.”8ed9214db9598ab1
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“…For people like us?”84bab0e9fae18fe2
“I need people who 02a27ef19c know their way around a1422a4915 this world. Are you the 06ae7ff59d strongest group around 72a90cc53b here?”39e2e9de935903ec
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At that, ca74cafbf2 the man 615bdcdca7 straightened his 895ce774c0 shoulders with 7001ac515f a proud 1dbd7fe8ea expression.b33b4361fedc3cc6
“O-Of course! We run this area, e1e34605b5 so no other gang 0b0fe424c7 can mess around here.”b845a434d0058fab
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“Perfect.”468605e19254dd83
I smiled 32f7567227 at the 8c7751fbbf man, who 73167b368a still looked fddd0ea7d1 confused.f94aaa215511b3c3
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“You’re the leader of acc6267b27 my security team now.”ceb400b741bf1f6d
The man ece0a70ac4 blinked and 938deada3a looked around, de667e41e6 stunned.26e4c0800f9d9c8a
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“M-Me? Are you serious?”e68867231be20feb
Sabrina grabbed his a87ceb0d41 shoulder firmly and 409262ae9c answered.bbbe335fdaa6293d
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“Yes. You.”3f063a7051b4321f
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After dropping off fe7f96efa4 Lilianne and Sabrina, 042a8aa114 I returned to cea7770bf6 the Count’s estate, 5bf34a710a only to be d0ed56e5c3 greeted by an 7eb2766b5d unexpected guest.093955f91c2c67c8
“The Crown Prince is bc7d91eace waiting for you in 7b53ba7218 the drawing room.”3cfa3e25b9311f0c
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My stepmother, 069b0d0edc looking displeased, 0e1ad6a648 muttered under 580a00c288 her breath.b9f2139c96d56662
“You’re even trying to 94d40a0cdf seduce the Crown Prince 1e68063509 now?”cd60a4d3bfe934fb
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“What did 7941c62da8 you just ed367e19d3 say?”9b210189e99b7df3
My sharp tone 8681e299ce made Ophelia stiffen. She quickly forced 1b21cc7b0a a smile.e7c1df2612f6cf76
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“I-I meant, if you 53133f5b62 need anything, just call ba9bc4a89d for me.”de92553a7dfdbec2
“If I need 185c7b8509 something, I’ll call 52e5c14634 a maid. You may leave.”695d290433478f82
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At my cold response, 4b0eb0be31 Ophelia flinched and awkwardly b7905cb3dc walked away.ed4c432e1f5ee1ab
She was no longer df01664200 a threat to me, e9f3f53956 now that I had 79773f46a8 secured my position as 3caa6d8b54 the heir.323d73ca9d70cfd2
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After what 7fc2f2e0e1 happened in 40bc6c85bf the study, 14dab81bba even she 130cdc0ffb had started 1740f89353 to behave 97eb1d6884 carefully around 3f2cf2c87b me.5fb4896c99bca5b6
Watching her b19b9ab6a3 retreat, I 47c8915fde indifferently turned 2b3e26d111 toward the 998fc7a2fe drawing room.219cde2d5829ba23
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‘The male f384a0631e lead came ed9e0819a1 to see 5ef6f8a8ec me? Why? Could it be cf3f752cfe because he knows 128bdf071b I’m close to 90e47245ef Lilianne and wants d19d26375c to ask for 194ef0eefa help?’23bbf1027f94796f
With a thousand thoughts 5062f0f6b9 running through my head, 4efa66e104 I stepped inside.ac9166f0b139a7b0
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Mikael, sitting on the 96c049e9e8 sofa, stood up and 572d856566 greeted me.f7e68e5cc55fa409
“Lady Claire, it’s d550e738ed been a while.”92b9b0c868f0c031
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“Oh, yes… Your Highness. What brings you here?”c60884569d44694a
As I b26b4eb34d cautiously asked, f7061bfa23 Mikael pulled f736bea10b something out b10e04977a of his 00e1792dc4 coat.ae85f46ce1f67347
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It was the hair ab84f0ea8e ornament I lost at 08320a015c the Belfour Duke’s banquet.6f88a695b8e26771
“Huh? Why do ef65c6c26c you have a90d815a8e this…?”207b101561ec5d58
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“You must have adcca7c798 left it on 992c9d1d66 the terrace that b0b4c7a3d7 night.”8e3e7b3adc816313
I took it from 5c84a5890a him with an awkward 9c485c2e26 smile.42a6db758a345b73
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“Thank you. I don’t know bc411b8bf0 how to repay 067da1bea8 you…”b697c51795659614
I had 3148566739 only said 6db1e842ce it out 4ef7b6bc4d of politeness, bb7e9cdd0b but Mikael 07d0868f94 paused for 73a8d672ac a moment e00fde9af5 before speaking.e15583e93f40532a
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“If you fb9851b502 really want b4b559ac82 to repay 5998919514 me, how 24bf056c86 about having 3fa03d5645 tea with 779cd1d14d me?”f7fe7b3c1a9977cd
“…What?”d569c678fbfc84de
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I glanced at 17469e1050 the tea set 865f7f6ab9 on the table.82b27de19b569725
Isn’t that already c70a2044db tea?988f73539635b215
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Mikael smiled charmingly.a3dad3af752524ff
“There’s something I’d a5312151b9 like to talk 0b7572784a about.”2de242ba12f2997b
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His words 0b47b0dc5d were suspicious.4d06190f680dc2bb
Still, I called e29cf998b4 for a maid 116c82012b to bring fresh 818cd46d17 tea and sat 45ea600f00 down, fidgeting with c816c5c453 my teacup while bf426b4ce4 sneaking glances at 4f6d31d099 the Crown Prince.0ac1ffe998929d10
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Honestly, I 49c4fcd346 didn’t expect ca88f39b42 him to 82d1ff52e8 personally return 27a486c67c my hair 83be11fd99 ornament.bad8797e5a088303
Normally, he would have d6c1c0141b sent a servant to b0f4757fe8 do it.a1460911aad46735
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While I was watching f0e49ccbaa him warily, Mikael casually dc39979b35 took a sip of 5f246e4901 his tea and spoke.8ce15f933f62dd50
“I heard you’re quite 3797a26bb7 close to Lilianne.”1a1430fe06132ee6
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I knew it.8d5f6dc0de2d0d77
I kept 0f89d1bdd7 my face 2ada8da1f2 neutral and 0052987062 answered firmly.6d9f3b52f2e920b1
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“We haven’t known each 908a65451c other for long.”cc75d274bd2c14f8
Even though I was e06827e54e obviously distancing myself, Mikael fe0f86240f wasn’t easily deterred.a13261bf06e7f789
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“For that, 4672388e0b she seems bf5acc1edf to like b1309c98f8 you a b7b65ecddf lot.”30dfda346b3e2483
Did he 101a59386c see us 0ebb4651f8 at the 30da24d800 banquet? At least a1b2407d08 he didn’t 8327ad016b try to 6a0abb3e24 talk to 775b9f0ae7 her then.d0102a5d8011c9de
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I stared at him, 7953738096 waiting for him to 582f1aa4c0 get to the point. Mikael gave a 225e674950 sheepish smile before e8d2fb380e continuing.5096b9d5354ee57a
“Lilianne has been avoiding 1611183a38 me lately.”6a0e73c08d03a6bf
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Ah, so he wants 943002c4ca to use me to 8d97ed9718 get close to her?ed0eb5ed1a3265ea
Not a chance!779cd5054f7ba3a7
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You’re supposed a1daf44915 to end 8968869f5f up with 128e6424da the female 7968ee1550 lead anyway!14113b679340ad21
If you interfere now, 4ed6c55bad Lilianne will just suffer 66c0f0d6ae more.072cbd830a3d30fd
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And besides, she’s a96ba4c336 seriously ill—she could 6589a79323 die at any a4a42748cf time.4f893c1a6c28e850
I still don’t know 943a8d81d7 what exactly her illness 9b640c75b2 is, but that doesn’t b740e928a2 matter.089de63fe0cccc68
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The point is, 09af6f5c26 there’s no need bc3c1c62a1 for Mikael to 7fa47bbaea follow the original 3757d4c81b story and go 3e6b7d096e down his first 23ac701aa5 love route.408e29b36e0601e4
I looked at 19d14965b2 him coldly and 82b039b327 said,43b6171e83c07485
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“Maybe Lilianne e270ef26b8 has a 68dcff0c3b reason for d5f7488b54 keeping her f4c9926250 distance?”a5ebbbb9fa6eb8a8
I tried to 6cd3b20cfa be as polite d03a832722 as possible, but 3c83c23df2 Mikael sighed softly.11e30eeeb45c1182
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“You may not f60dc9d182 know this since 0b53660448 you haven’t known 66c9f0c826 her long, but 6fdb65d592 Lilianne and I 536922ccce have spent a b16e3d6e07 lot of time ddcf6a466e together.”b13b98ded56425f5
Then, as if 6e0ce769e1 talking to himself, 70d29ff376 he added,0ed131118bfc34cf
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“There’s no way 4ccf1aa181 she has a 2166ee068d reason I don’t 9b41622fbc know about.”889dc1a1e56e1f59
Oh, really? Then why did you bcc832de5a let her suffer alone 601dff2cb0 and go off to 131ce7adaa have a romance with 3de365d937 the female lead?1f70071c65642471
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Feeling annoyed, I spoke f732a0b9c6 in an even colder ff137c5f2c tone.38103d1b8e185d0c
“She wouldn’t 3af931c81f have distanced a1b71bc424 herself without d0c5a5559c saying anything. Did she tell 4cfb167705 you anything?”f1c4fbba9c5ed12d
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Mikael hesitated before 599871554b finally answering.0e388afc22dd5c4b
“She said bb678fb55f she doesn’t b748858712 see me 87f56d6b2f as a 50df94440e man and 8002bfde50 doesn’t want cc33ab7ec2 to be 24f5c8b9e2 involved with ddc59b2b4d me like e192903e7b this anymore.”a713200fdb86b39d
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“Then you already acf4a96c8f have your answer. Romantic feelings 072cac9e28 have to 3c007883b7 be mutual. If one 357496bf2a side has 4579b1081e rejected you, f01c0c733f then the 7bf668ec5c answer is 22dddf7f4f clear, isn’t 3624eacd82 it?”8afa5ae8c493309b
“…”7fbc278247ab96f0
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“Do you like Lilianne 366aeff5b3 enough to ignore her 7ea4d62d1d wishes?”8ed43d9972d174b8
As expected, Mikael 8f69c3d2ce couldn’t answer me 81b34bcdc2 right away.a69e154014101724
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“I just… 9fa07e2447 wanted to 2dc997d8fc stay by b5437965d2 Lilianne’s side 2b6ae851a6 like before.”fa0e73e3faa43510
What a a6f1b58d97 selfish thing bac27531ed to say.15768eee67668d06
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“Stay together like before?”05e57dcd0b214c1e
As the Crown Prince, 211bbea5b9 Mikael had a duty b5cf730988 to the empire. His choices 09ef77f3fa couldn’t be c05fd08dd8 based on 0e8dc7bf9c personal feelings—he bf65ee9db4 had to 4e64d773bc prioritize the a7f6cc3828 royal family.88a289a96d4901e4
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“Isn’t that 786450026f too unrealistic dd69ba95d2 for someone 4632a841a2 in your e9e9782477 position?”be3c56f3f3ebcf94
At my 69442385e8 question, Mikael 4bc567829f hesitated before 97441d56f7 answering.90ba7f7b7360a7b7
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“That’s why 8daa4ca568 I even da71a1fc9a considered marrying afe985c422 Lilianne. Since she’s 163559d2e9 from a 5a1577684c Marquis family, 19f4053d3f the royal 370aff33bb family wouldn’t c09837a48e object.”7df00e0dc244626d
He thought 992c748746 about marrying 976e32cc46 herjustfor that reason?684f3f517069214d
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But soon, Mikael 0e457e1913 would meet the 315ac16ca8 woman who would 6ae2508357 completely change his 825536e66a life—this novel’s female 70459df4be lead.9ccd47d466fbf2bd
For her, he would 3f5d746867 defy the royal family’s aff96b0b31 opposition without hesitation.823f93519aa68228
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Unlike now, where he 09c1697e00 was so uncertain about b76e816c03 Lilianne.41d7c22fe366f896
What was I e0b36ab280 supposed to say 4d6ddd79af to him?c3d34eadf5b659b8
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Actually, you have a cc6d2a9451 destined lover. Once she appears, da0baf3ab8 you won’t even 28b6ced58e look at Lilianne.f1ca9a8f1529251a
No, wait—because of your 0a9fda6ab4 stupid sense of responsibility, 7c36477020 you’ll be stuck between e04841f771 the two women, making e9dbfc894f them both miserable.d05cba9842572e1a
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If I said 91c856a9f9 that out loud, 3ce95dccb9 he’d think I f7f0fc971c was crazy.084afe102b768357
Frustrated, I 63dd792220 gulped down 579103b211 my tea 44c935855e before finally 765df1344e speaking up.07843a2de59d4f57
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“From what I’ve 91610934f5 heard so far, a00232e27c Your Highness doesn’t 7f95d2244c seem to love e87b1eb8c3 Lilianne at all.”f76dfe40350d0c18
Mikael looked ba335a0972 at me, b7ada16650 confused.adce38bc6587aa03
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I met d3100a593d his gaze 8cc76601da and spoke 281b8276b6 firmly.b18c8800b06db05b
“May I be completely 6a4938feba honest, even if it’s b6c1d71a7c rude?”01fc8fc0d4db7ea9
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Mikael, still 2491421a1a puzzled, nodded.f43590b27710dfdf
Taking a 6393603eba deep breath, ac36b00d0e I didn’t 8420046426 hesitate to 5b7b85b037 say,a11ac90744e63544
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“Your Highness, fdb8298c27 you don’t 897ba7b40f love Lilianne—you c81bf72532 just want 405e81d5c7 to keep 095b63a1da her by 376e0c241f your side 5303c6f091 because she’s 5e1869e646 familiar.”cad40eb70e62703e
Mikael’s expression stiffened 4c4c1d4387 as if I 581c11a42b had hit the 8c39c5419c mark.9eecf5e7b749682b
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I didn’t stop there.e0773dce383a92ee
“You and Lilianne are ad37534b46 both at an age 8030b1e9dc where marriage is expected. And if 8c0cd9e9e6 that’s the 5e1fe28a47 case, you 80d51db3cf probably thought 898cd785cd it would 8e60fa6ee9 be easier 2f9ddc39d2 to marry 5743cc188b someone familiar b5baee073d like her.”f3ccaff2c9efb32a
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“…”188482e36647f0c5
“You’re trying to 3295824b9e hold onto her ad6c9949ef just because she b3daaf63fa feels safe and e83c1357aa comfortable. But you e64399162d don’t even 8a1a23d9bc understand your 70523d157e own feelings.”9558cbe0aa2b51c7
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Mikael’s face darkened.c3dc8eac7479bc57
Seeing his 9382b0b5b3 reaction, I 00e4352c72 let out c29e24c4e4 a deep e713b148ce sigh before 9a4602d34d continuing in ea2abbef52 a softer e7a7031867 voice.0fc83c4f04d4c6bb
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